Overview
Dr. Akduman is an Associate Professor and the Medical Director of the MRI Department of Radiology. She is the Program Director for the Diagnostic Radiology Residency. Dr. Akduman is board certified in Diagnostic Radiology and she has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Pediatric Radiology. Dr. Akduman obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree from Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey. She completed a Diagnostic Radiology residency and a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Radiology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She also completed a research fellowship in Body MRI at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Akduman's areas of clinical interest include Body MRI. She has special expertise in and is interested in research in body MRI, MR Spectroscopy of the pancreas and liver and Cardiac MRI.
Dr. Akduman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vitrectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Ascites, and Vitrectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1201 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63104
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Christopher Smith is a Radiologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Vitrectomy. His top areas of expertise are ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, Ascites, and Vitrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Akduman isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- AscitesDr. Akduman isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Collapsed LungDr. Akduman isExperienced. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- Cystic FibrosisDr. Akduman isExperienced. Learn about Cystic Fibrosis.
- Diverticular DiseaseDr. Akduman isExperienced. Learn about Diverticular Disease.
- EmphysemaDr. Akduman isExperienced. Learn about Emphysema.